# Four in ten Americans don't know anyone in another country

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/four-in-ten-americans-dont-know-anyone-in-another-country/

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## Reading

Most Americans (60%) talk to people in other countries at least occasionally, while 40% say they do not know people in other countries, according to an April 2024 Verasight survey.

For many the contact is routine: 28% talk with people abroad at least once a week, including 17% who do so more than once a week. Another 7% connect every other week, 11% about once a month, and 14% less often than that.

## Topline

How often, if at all, do you talk to people from other countries?

Four in ten Americans don't know anyone in another country.

- I do not know people in other countries: 40.2%
- I talk to people in other countries more than once a week: 16.7%
- I talk to people in other countries less than once a month: 14.2%
- I talk to people in other countries about once a week: 11.2%
- I talk to people in other countries about once a month: 10.6%
- I talk to people in other countries every other week: 7.2%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2024-04-10 → 2024-04-15
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: 2
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: module-specific weights: weight_m1 for module 1, weight_m2 for module 2
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-mpsa-2024.tiiny.co#frequency-of-international-interactions](https://verasight-mpsa-2024.tiiny.co#frequency-of-international-interactions)

## Citation

Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2024-037, fielded April 10-15, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-mpsa-2024.tiiny.co#frequency-of-international-interactions](https://verasight-mpsa-2024.tiiny.co#frequency-of-international-interactions)